Women's Soccer: WWU's Arthurs National GAA Leader

Kristin Maris scored the game-winning goal in WWU's 2-0 win over Western Oregon.

Emma Holm of Seattle Pacific was selected the Red Lion Defensive Player of the Week.

PORTLAND,
Ore. - Western Washington goalkeeper Jamie Arthurs is the current national
leader in goals against average, allowing 0.29 per 90 minutes. Her save
percentage of .886 ranks 17th nationally.

She is
the only GNAC player to rank in the Top 30 in any statistical
category. Team wise, the Vikings, who are ranked 25th in this
week's national poll, rank No. 1 in both goals against (0.29) and shutout
percentage (.786) and seventh in save percentage (.892). Montana State
Billings ranks 16th in shutout percentage (.571).

The Vikings have won seven
consecutive games, all by shutouts, and haven't allowed a goal in 630 minutes,
15 seconds which is the fifth longest streak in GNAC history. Goalkeeper
Jamie Arthurs has 11 shutouts this season, tying her own school record
mark.

Arthurs
also had 11 shutouts in 2010 and 2011. Her career total of 34 is a GNAC
record and her season total is two shy of the GNAC record of 13. The Vikings
have posted 13 consecutive home shutouts dating back to its final six home
games of the 2011 season.

Three
GNAC teams are ranked in this week's regional poll. WWU is third, Seattle
Pacific, which is unbeaten in its last eight games (6-0-2) is fifth and Montana
State Billings, which hosts WWU Thursday, ranks sixth.

Kristin Maris scored the game-winning goal in WWU's 2-0 win over Western Oregon.